Age Quote by Alexander Hamilton
“The practice of arbitrary imprisonments have been, in all ages, the favorite and most formidable instruments of tyranny.”
“The practice of arbitrary imprisonments have been, in all ages, the favorite and most formidable instruments of tyranny.”
![“In the criminal law [...] imprisonment should be resorted to only after the most anxious consideration.” quote by Pius Langa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/561/pius-langa-100626_constitutional-law_in-the-criminal-law-imprisonment-should_1321458.jpg)
![“Imprisonment is the form of punishment which may detrimentally affect not only the offender but also his family and his employment and because of its duration it can seldom be kept from becoming general public knowledge. It [...] can have a lasting demoralising effect on the character and…” quote by P.W. Thirion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/85a/p-w-thirion-129374_crime_imprisonment-is-the-form-of-punishment-w_2946183.jpg)
![“[W]ar is a question, under our constitution, not of Executive, but of Legislative cognizance. It belongs to Congress to say whether the Nation shall of choice dismiss the olive branch and unfurl the banners of War.” quote by Alexander Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/bd8/alexander-hamilton-619_banner_w-ar-is-a-question-under-our-constitutio_33383.jpg)
![“It is one thing to be subordinate to the laws, and another [for the Executive] to be dependent on the legislative body. The first comports with, the last violates, the fundamental principles of good government; and, whatever may be the forms of the Constitution, unites all power in the same hands.” quote by Alexander Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/be4/alexander-hamilton-619_body_it-is-one-thing-to-be-subordinate-to-the_129196.jpg)
